The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-24

and kindly as if he had en- native and
to the manor born. He extended his
warmest thanks to the people of the
State at large, for their congratulations
extended him personally, by scores of
letters and kilograms from all parts of
| the State evincing their confidence in him
and their satisfaction at his nomination
and election, and in return congratula-
ted them upon the restoration of har-
mony and good will among those who
were SO recently arraigned against each
other in the friendly but determined con-
test which had been terminated by the
patriotic and admirable behavior of the
two chief contestants, which the people
of the State would surely hold in CRATE
full recollection.
GOV. PERRY SPEAKS.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Pasco's re-
marks Gov. Perry was loudly called for.
He began by thanking the members for
affording him this opportunity to say a
few words. 1t was an extraordinary oc-
currence for the Chief Magistrate to
meet the members of the legislative body
face to face. He sincerely and earnestly
deprecated the existence of personal poll
tics and proceeded to earnestly exhOrt
the people of the State of all shades of po-
litical opinion, whether Republicans
/ or Democrats, no matter what might
be their loyal and praiseworthy devotion
to party principles and organization in
national affairs, to consider in all matters
pertaining to the welfare of the State
/ only its interests and it's best welfare.
He referred to the use of the expression
he had so often heard that the United
States Senatorship was the highest office
in the gift of the people, declaring it
erroneous. The office to which the people
had elected him was the highest office
in their gifts. The people We're the
masters. Their representatives We're only
their servants, charged with the perform
ance of certain duties, among which was
the election of a Senator. The people
| are all powerful and elect their Cover
nor themselves. That there had
been so much difficulty in deciding
how their delegated duty should be per-
| formed by the Legislature, was to be re-
| gretted, but that the Legislature had at
last solved the problem and proceeded to
| the lawful performance of that duty was
no more than they should have done.
| That they had done well and nobly was
evidenced by the general sentiment of
satisfaction, universally expressed, at
| the result and that the House of Repre-
sentatives had done equally well in the
selection of their new Speaker was
/ equally evident and he heartily con-
| graduated both the House and
the people upon the general
result. The speaker closed by express
ing his heartfelt thanks to the friends
who had used and supported by their
votes and efforts his name as candidae
for the Senatorship. While he could not
be Indifferent to such an additional man
| Hesitation of esteem, he was eminently
satisfied with the result which would
leave him to quietly and faithfully per-
form the duties of the high office to
which the people, his constituents, had
| three years ago elected him by their di-
rect suffrages. He doubted greatly if
he could have given as good satisfaction
| in the position of Senator as the Sena-
| tor elect. He had never been and never
| could be a politician. He was no adept
| in the arts which make a man successful
in that field. He could only have prom
| ised to give them his honest and best en-
| deavOrs to serve them and their interests,
| and he might have failed to meet their
expectations. Again exhortinS his
hearers to take lesson from re-
cent events and eschew personal politics
as destructive of party harmony and
success. He urged them to have no
longer such designation as Perry man.
| ''Bloxham man" ..Pasco man" or any
body else's man, but let all be followers
of that guiding principle which looks
alone to Florida's great advancement
and to the happiness and prosperity of
her prosperity.
| FOR JUS' -CE MwHORTER.
| Senator Wall, representing Chief JUS
tice McWhorter by request, expressed the
| thanks of that gentleman for the invita-
ton to be present, and regretting the
illness that prevented him from appear
ing. He declared his inability to do JUS
tice to the occasion and congratulated
the members and the people upon the
satisfactory term. ration of one of the
most remarkable contests In the
annals of the Democratic party and that
in bringing the matter To an issue the
Legislature had selected man who was
the second choice of a large majority of
its membership. He referred to the
| splendid record of the Senator elect in all
his relations private and official to the
party and people and called attention to
| the magnanmity aud public
| spirit of the people of Florida
in iGnomy in this instance. as in
the case of ex-United States Senator
Jones, both he and the Senator having
been alien born. the question of birth
| place, and declared that their action was
in direct accord with great and undying
| principles of jefferson, which taught the
people to look only to the man and his
merits. Mr.. Lamar read the following
letter for ex-Gov. .Bloxham.
| MR. BIoXHAM's LETTER
TALLAHASSEE, May %. 1887.
| To tn. Honorable Members of the Joint AS
/ sembly of the state:
| GENTLEMEN Il have the honor To ac-
| knowledge the appreciated invitation eN-
/ tended me through your committee to be
present. to-day, at the meeting of the